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Philharmonie de Paris: Jean Nouvel's €390m spaceship crash-lands in Francehttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/15/philharmonie-de-paris-jean-nouvels-390m-spaceship-crash-lands-in-france
<p>Paris’s gargantuan new concert hall is two years late, cost three times what it should, and its architect even snubbed its opening ... Oliver Wainwright tackles a tyrannical new mothership</p><p>Some have compared it to a pile of broken paving stones. Others, to a rusty spaceship crash-landed on the edge of the city. The architect of Paris’s new Philharmonie concert hall, <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jean-nouvel">Jean Nouvel</a>, promised that it would be “one of the most remarkable symphonic buildings existing.” Remarkable indeed, for its escalating budgets, endless delays and bitter rows, which climaxed this week when Nouvel boycotted the inauguration of his own building, accusing his client of “contempt for architecture, for the profession and for the architect of the most important French cultural program of the new century.”</p><p>Running two years late and three times over its original budget, the €390m concert hall was still surrounded by an army of workmen frantically fixing cladding panels to the facade when the conductor took to his dais on Wednesday evening. But Nouvel was conspicuously absent. “The architecture is martyred, the details sabotaged,” he wrote in a blistering editorial in <a href="http://www.lemonde.fr/architecture/article/2015/01/14/jean-nouvel-pourquoi-je-n-irai-pas-a-l-inauguration-de-la-philharmonie_4555902_1809550.html">Le Monde</a> that day, describing the finished result as a kind of architecture “that oscillates between counterfeiting and tampering”.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/15/philharmonie-de-paris-jean-nouvels-390m-spaceship-crash-lands-in-france">Continue reading...</a>ArchitectureDesignArt and designParisParisJean NouvelCultureEuropeFranceEuropeFranceMusicClassical musicRegenerationThu, 15 Jan 2015 15:19:47 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2015/jan/15/philharmonie-de-paris-jean-nouvels-390m-spaceship-crash-lands-in-francePhotograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianLooming hulk … the building towers over Parc de la Villette in the east of Paris.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianLooming hulk … the building towers over Parc de la Villette in the east of Paris.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianMassive mountain … the building’s roof will be accessible via a zig-zagging slalom course of switchback ramps.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianMassive mountain … the building’s roof will be accessible via a zig-zagging slalom course of switchback ramps.Photograph: CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL/EPAIntergalactic womb … the main auditorium has been praised for it’s brilliant acoustic properties.Photograph: CHARLES PLATIAU / POOL/EPAIntergalactic womb … the main auditorium has been praised for it’s brilliant acoustic properties.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianScorched spaceship … Jean Nouvel’s €390 concert hall has arrives on the edge of the city.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianScorched spaceship … Jean Nouvel’s €390 concert hall has arrives on the edge of the city.Oliver Wainwright in Paris2015-01-15T15:19:47ZFrank Gehry's Fondation Louis Vuitton shows he doesn't know when to stophttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/21/frank-gehry-fondation-louis-vuitton-shows-he-doesnt-know-when-to-stop
<p>Funded by the richest man in France, Gehry’s new art museum, and an accompanying retrospective at the Pompidou, reveal the danger of big budgets</p><p>At the exit of Les Sablons Metro station, in a well-heeled western suburb of Paris, stands a brown tourist sign that appears to have been misprinted. Next to the recognisable fairground silhouettes of merry-go-rounds and swings, advertising the nearby Jardin d’Acclimatation, is a mess of white blotches. If you screw your eyes up, it looks like a chrysalis, or a strange beetle. This way to the insect house, perhaps?</p><p>It is, in fact, a sign for the latest building by <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/frank-gehry">Frank Gehry</a> – the <a href="http://www.fondationlouisvuitton.fr/">Fondation Louis Vuitton</a>, which has landed in the woodland park of the Bois de Boulogne as an avalanche of glass sails. Piled up in a staggered heap, these great curved shields twist and turn in the architect’s trademark style, their odd angles poking above the trees, visible for miles around. As if caught in a violent storm, the sails flare open in places to reveal an inner world of white walls, sculpted like whipped meringue, and a dense thicket of steel struts and wooden beams that have been forced into improbable shapes. For an architect often criticised for making “logotecture”, this is one tricky logo to distill – as the tourist board sign-writers have already discovered.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/21/frank-gehry-fondation-louis-vuitton-shows-he-doesnt-know-when-to-stop">Continue reading...</a>ArchitectureDesignArt and designFrank GehryLouis VuittonFashionParisParisFranceCultureEuropeLife and styleEuropeFranceCitiesTue, 21 Oct 2014 11:12:10 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/21/frank-gehry-fondation-louis-vuitton-shows-he-doesnt-know-when-to-stopPhotograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianIn progress … one of the massing models on show in the exhibition, before the glass sails were added.Photograph: Oliver Wainwright/GuardianIn progress … one of the massing models on show in the exhibition, before the glass sails were added.Photograph: Justin Lorget/Justin Lorget/CorbisNautical theme … Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton is covered in 12 billowing glass sails.Photograph: Justin Lorget/Justin Lorget/CorbisNautical theme … Frank Gehry’s Fondation Louis Vuitton is covered in 12 billowing glass sails.Oliver Wainwright in Paris2014-10-21T11:12:10ZFondation Louis Vuitton, Paris review – everything and the bling from Frank Gehryhttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/19/-sp-louis-vuitton-foundation-creation-paris-review-frank-gehry
Frank Gehry’s new art museum in the Bois de Boulogne could have done without the nautical flourishes<p>On the site of a former bowling alley in the Bois de Boulogne, next to the goat mountain, pagoda and enchanted boat rides of a charming children’s park, two powerful personalities meet. One is Frank Gehry, the 85-year-old architect from Los Angeles, the other Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the LVMH luxury goods conglomerate, whose <a href="http://www.forbes.com/profile/bernard-arnault/">personal net worth is estimated at $29.6bn</a> (&pound;18.4bn). Together they have created a building for the Fondation Louis Vuitton, a huge white-sailed object, a detumescent Sydney Opera House, for exhibiting the foundation’s collections of contemporary art. A decade in the making and of undisclosed budget, it is built on public land with LVMH’s money. In 2062 the building, but not the art, will pass to the city of Paris.</p><p>Gehry is often burdened with the ugly title of “starchitect”, meaning a quasi-celebrity with a conspicuous stylistic signature which is applied regardless of function, context, sense or budget to grandiose vanity projects. This is unjust. There have been times when Gehry has let himself be abused in this way, but his buildings at their best are generous, thoughtful and responsive, with a <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2012/feb/19/frank-gehry-new-york-interview">high degree of attention to the ways in which they are built</a>.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/19/-sp-louis-vuitton-foundation-creation-paris-review-frank-gehry">Continue reading...</a>Frank GehryArchitectureParisArt and designLouis VuittonFranceDesignCultureWorld newsParisFranceEuropeTravelSat, 18 Oct 2014 23:05:09 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2014/oct/19/-sp-louis-vuitton-foundation-creation-paris-review-frank-gehryPhotograph: Justin Lorget/CorbisThe Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, designed by Frank Gehry: ‘a decade in the making and of undisclosed budget’.Photograph: Justin Lorget/CorbisThe Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris, designed by Frank Gehry: ‘a decade in the making and of undisclosed budget’.Photograph: Justin Lorget/ Justin Lorget/CorbisThe Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation modern and contemporary arts centre, designed by Frank Gehry: 'everything that is good about it could have been achieved without the sails'. Photograph: Justin Lorget/ Justin Lorget/CorbisPhotograph: Justin Lorget/ Justin Lorget/CorbisThe Louis Vuitton Foundation for Creation modern and contemporary arts centre, designed by Frank Gehry: 'everything that is good about it could have been achieved without the sails'. Photograph: Justin Lorget/ Justin Lorget/CorbisRowan Moore2014-10-18T23:05:09ZHaute couture for all: a history of style in 100 dresseshttp://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2013/mar/01/haute-couture-for-all-paris-swarovski
A sumptous exhibition in Paris showcases beautiful gowns made over the past century, many of them embellished with Swarovski crystals – and it won't cost you a centime to visit<p>Reading this on mobile? <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/video/2013/mar/01/swarovski-paris-haute-couture-exhibition-video">Click here to view the video</a></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2013/mar/01/haute-couture-for-all-paris-swarovski">Continue reading...</a>FashionLife and styleParis fashion week autumn/winter 2013Fashion weeksParis fashion weekParisFranceEuropeTravelDesignArt and designFri, 01 Mar 2013 11:00:50 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/fashion/fashion-blog/2013/mar/01/haute-couture-for-all-paris-swarovskiOlivier SaillantGows by Dior 1952, Balmain 1955 and Balenciaga 1960 Photograph: Olivier SaillantJess Cartner-Morley2013-03-01T11:00:50ZHouseboat living in Paris - in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/house-and-homes-blog/gallery/2012/oct/05/houseboat-living-paris-in-pictures
Houseboats needn't be damp, cramped and unstylish. Even a 100-year-old barge can make an elegant home <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/house-and-homes-blog/gallery/2012/oct/05/houseboat-living-paris-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>HomesInteriorsDesignLife and styleParisFri, 05 Oct 2012 15:15:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/house-and-homes-blog/gallery/2012/oct/05/houseboat-living-paris-in-picturesRichard PowersInterior of living and dining are on a houseboat. Photograph: Richard PowersWords: Danielle Miller. Pictures: Richard Powers2012-10-05T15:15:00ZToulouse-Lautrec and the real story of the Moulin Rougehttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2011/aug/17/toulouse-lautrec-moulin-rouge-paintings
Nowhere is the sad, strange seediness of 1890s Montmartre more sharply portrayed than in Toulouse-Lautrec's supercharged paintings – as an exhibition at the Courtauld shows<p>The <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/h2/h2_32.88.12.jpg" title="">Moulin Rouge</a>, a dance hall in late 19th-century Paris, has been depicted in more than one film. I feel compelled to add &quot;and sensationalised&quot;. But looking at the way the nightclub's famous habitu&eacute; <a href="http://www.toulouse-lautrec-foundation.org/" title="">Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec</a> portrayed the fin-de-si&egrave;cle denizens of nocturnal Montmartre, it's clear that film-makers have been sanitising the story. Neither <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0203009/" title="">Baz Luhrmann</a> nor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044926/" title="">John Huston</a> came anywhere near the true wildness and strangeness of the real Moulin Rouge.</p><p></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2011/aug/17/toulouse-lautrec-moulin-rouge-paintings">Continue reading...</a>PaintingPostersArtDesignExhibitionsArt and designCultureParisWed, 17 Aug 2011 11:28:54 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2011/aug/17/toulouse-lautrec-moulin-rouge-paintingsRobert Hashimoto/The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial CollectionTrue colours ... Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge (1892-93). Photograph: Robert Hashimoto/The Art Institute of ChicagoRobert Hashimoto/The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial CollectionHenri de Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge (1892-93). Photograph: Robert Hashimoto/The Art Institute of Chicago, Helen Birch Bartlett Memorial CollectionJonathan Jones2011-08-17T11:28:54Z18th-century Paris: the capital of luxuryhttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jul/29/paris-life-luxury-getty-museum
'We are the whipped cream of Europe,' sighed Voltaire. A Getty exhibition and book recreating aristocratic life in 18th-century Paris bears out the truth of his words<p>Bling, opulence and luxury provoke powerful responses in an age of austerity, from wistful envy to righteous disgust. Working girls flocked to see lam&eacute; gowns on the silver screen in the hungry 1930s, but Marie Antoinette is still scorned for frivolous excess with her diamond necklaces, miniature farm and alleged remark &quot;let them eat cake&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Luxury&quot; sounds so old fashioned, but the word still flourishes in marketing. The 21st-century &quot;luxury goods market&quot; embraces everything from jewels and luggage to private jets. In yoking a brand to luxury, advertisers draw on a vintage notion of refined taste – harking back to a world of connoisseurs, exquisite workmanship and, above all, sophistication.</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jul/29/paris-life-luxury-getty-museum">Continue reading...</a>Art and designDesignArt and designBooksParisCultureFri, 29 Jul 2011 22:55:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2011/jul/29/paris-life-luxury-getty-museumPRDetail of Lady Fastening Her Garter (also known as La Toilette), 1742, by François Boucher. Courtesy of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, MadridPRDetail of Lady Fastening Her Garter (also known as La Toilette), 1742, by François Boucher. Courtesy of Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, MadridAmanda Vickery2011-07-29T22:55:00ZParis street art with a digital twist – in pictureshttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2011/may/10/paris-street-art-in-pictures
Artist <a href="www.sandrine-estrade-boulet.com">Sandrine Estrade Boulet</a> photographs everyday objects on the streets of Paris and then reworks them on her computer to create images that 'put a smile on your face' <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2011/may/10/paris-street-art-in-pictures">Continue reading...</a>TravelParisCity breaksShort breaksArtStreet artDesignCultureCultural tripsDigital mediaTue, 10 May 2011 12:26:00 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2011/may/10/paris-street-art-in-picturesSandrine Estrade Boulet/sandrine-estrade-boulet.comStreet art in Paris Photograph: Sandrine Estrade Boulet/sandrine-estrade-boulet.comSandrine Estrade Boulet2011-05-10T12:26:00ZA guide to Paris for interior design fanshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/13/guide-paris-interior-design
Paris is chock-full of hotels, restaurants, galleries and shops showcasing contemporary interior design. Rachel Holmes picks the best of the bunch<p><strong>Les Jardins de la Villa</strong></p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/13/guide-paris-interior-design">Continue reading...</a>HomesLife and styleParisTravelDesignArt and designFranceThu, 11 Nov 2010 09:40:35 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/oct/13/guide-paris-interior-designPublic DomainThe Fireplace Room at Restaurant Bon.Luc BoeglyLe Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Photograph: Luc BoeglyPRThe Jean Paul Gaultier collection at Roche Bobois. Photograph: Public DomainChristope BielsaJardin Hiver at Les Jardins de la Villa. Photograph: Christope BielsaHotel SevenHotel Seven, Paris Photograph: Hotel SevenRachel Holmes2010-11-11T09:40:35ZLe flea, c'est chic – the joys of Parisian markets | Interiorshttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/22/paris-flea-markets-antiques
An effortlessly stylish French family home that's dotted with antique finds, plus an insider's guide to Parisian vintage markets<p><strong>The following correction was printed in the Guardian's Corrections and clarifications column, Tuesday 25 May 2010 </strong></p><p>A photo caption with this feature on where to find vintage items in Paris attributed the classic three-legged ant chair to Charles Eames (of the United States). The designer was Arne Jacobson (of Denmark)</p> <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/22/paris-flea-markets-antiques">Continue reading...</a>HomesDesignDIYParisFranceLife and styleFri, 21 May 2010 23:03:30 GMThttp://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/may/22/paris-flea-markets-antiquesJustin Westover for the GuardianJustin Westover for the GuardianJustin Westover for the GuardianJustin Westover for the Guardian<strong>Study area</strong> A Pierre Paulin desk from eBay overlooks the courtyard ­garden. The glass floor forms the ceiling of the spare room below. The rare three-legged Eames ant chair was found at a flea market – for reproductions in the UK, try <a href="http://www.utilitydesign.co.uk/">utilitydesign.co.uk</a>. Photograph: Justin Westover for the GuardianBridget Stott2010-05-21T23:03:30Z